School districts are turning to virtual teachers, and recruiting military veterans and college students, as many deal with chronic staffing shortages
A wave of Covid-19-related school staffing issues has led some states to take drastic steps to keep schools open, including enlisting state employees, retirees and National Guard members to fill in as substitute teachers. Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated PressIn Maine, state employees are pitching summer-camp counselors on the benefits of being a teacher.
In Texas, school districts are buying billboards in other states to lure educators across the border. In Florida, military veterans with no prior teaching experience will soon be allowed to lead classrooms. In New Jersey, dozens of districtsNationwide, school districts are dealing with what many administrators are calling the toughest teacher recruiting season they have ever experienced.